Comcast and Netflix may have made peace with each other

With net neutrality in flux, disputes over the path of web traffic have taken on an unexpectedly high profile — but at least one high-profile fight may be coming to an end. GigaOm has discovered evidence of a new peering arrangement between Comcast and Netflix, allowing for a more direct route through the network that would result in faster speeds. Comcast is now serving Netflix traffic through direct connections, suggesting a fundamental change in the peering connections between the two networks.